Welcome to Saxon ...

So far, we found very little information about Saxon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Saxon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saxon, please Contact Us.

Saxon would have been located within present day Henry County<2>.

The location of Saxon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saxon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Saxon is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Saxon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Saxon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Saxon: This one is located in Henry County and the other is located in Livingston County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 13 communities that are also named Saxon - they are located in California, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saxon.

Communities near Saxon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saxon.

• Kewanee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
  • Kewanee is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <5>
• Galva
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <5>
• Cambridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Princeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <5>
• Wyoming
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <5>
• Toulon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Toulon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <5>
• Atkinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Atkinson is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <5>
• Sheffield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <5>
• Annawan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
  • Annawan is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <5>
• Bradford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saxon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saxon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saxon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saxon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saxon. See our Newspapers Page for Saxon.

Adding Saxon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saxon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saxon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saxon post office opened in 1855.

We also found Saxon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saxon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycty.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov